Handbook Of Religion Research Articles

On the Colonial History of the Ideas of God(s) in Africa

Abstract This contribution examines contested ideas of god(s) as held by Protestant missionaries and the German explorer Hugo Zöller in the early colonial period of Cameroon and in neighbouring West African countries in the 1880s. While many present studies on African Traditional Religion(s) tend to perpetuate an understanding of religion around one supreme god, Zöller’s reports included discontinuities and open questions. An intertextual reading approach is used to question historical and translation barriers and analyse the ideas of god(s) in reception history, including through the report of a later mission director and a handbook of religion. It becomes apparent that all the analysed historical material assumed one supreme god or one origin of religion, albeit according to the different interests of each foreign writer’s point of view. A decolonising reading that focuses on the foreigner’s idea of god(s) in the local people’s view then offers interesting insights into the perception and interpretation of the exploitative trade with ‘products’ from Cameroon linked to the coloniser’s own religion. That shift in perspective animadverts on the entire colonising trade system. This contribution thus proposes a decolonial historiography of religion in Africa in order to extend the critical investigation of reception history and perspectives.

The Science of Children’s Religious and Spiritual Development

The Science of Children’s Religious and Spiritual Development

Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science

Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism. Edited by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism. Edited by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler

ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF RELIGION AND POLITICS Edited by JeffreyHaynes 2nd ed., New York: Routledge, 2016 Pp. xx + 395. Cloth, $275, Paper, $51.95.

ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF RELIGION AND POLITICS Edited by JeffreyHaynes 2nd ed., New York: Routledge, 2016 Pp. xx + 395. Cloth, $275, Paper, $51.95.

THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL WORK. Edited by Beth R.Crisp. New York: Routledge, 2017. Pp. v‐384. $137.11 hardcover, $41.25 paperback.

THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL WORK. Edited by Beth R.Crisp. New York: Routledge, 2017. Pp. v‐384. $137.11 hardcover, $41.25 paperback.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education, edited by Michael D. Waggoner and Nathan C. Walker, (2018)

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education, edited by Michael D. Waggoner and Nathan C. Walker, (2018)

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music. Edited by Christopher Partridge and Marcus Moberg. Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion. London: Bloomsbury, 2017. Pp. xiv + 425. £112.32.

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music. Edited by Christopher Partridge and Marcus Moberg. Bloomsbury Handbooks in Religion. London: Bloomsbury, 2017. Pp. xiv + 425. £112.32.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

Book Review: Peter van der Veer (ed.): Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century

Book Review: Peter van der Veer (ed.): Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century

Whither Girard and Islam?

Despite attempts to bring scholars of Islam into dialogue with Girard’s theories of mimetic desire, scapegoating, and religious sacrifice, the scholarship on this topic is still extremely limited. In this article, Avery first expands on Wolfgang Palaver’s assertion in his short piece on Girard and Islam for The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence that declares Islam as part of the Abrahamic revolution against sacrifice. Avery then offers two reasons for why Girardian theory has not gained more interest from scholars of Islam, addressing biblical parallels in the context of the Qur’an, and Islam’s seeming departure from a sacrificial paradigm. Avery offers Girard’s mimetic desire as the discrete portion of Girard’s theory that resonates with the nature of Islamic texts, and also avoids the possible pitfalls of colonizing Islam with Judaic or Christian presumptions.

Book Review: Handbook of Religion. A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices

Book Review: Handbook of Religion. A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices

Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Van der Veer, P.

Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Van der Veer, P.

The Oxford handbook of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding

The Oxford handbook of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding

Book review: The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security, written by Seiple C., Hoover D.R. & Otis P.

Book review: The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security, written by Seiple C., Hoover D.R. & Otis P.

Handbook of religion: a Christian engagement with traditions, teachings, and practices

Outline: This comprehensive handbook answers questions Christians might raise about religions not their own by presenting a Christian perspective on religion and its many manifestations around the world. Written by top religion scholars from a broad spectrum of Christianity, the handbook introduces world religions, indigenous religion traditions, and new religious movements, providing a concise overview of the teachings and practices of each. Articles explore the relationship of other religions to Christianity, offering historical perspective on past encounters and highlighting current issues. This book also contains articles by adherents of non-Christian religions to give readers an insider's perspective on various religions and their encounters with Christianity. Professors and students of the world's religions will value this work.

Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts, edited by Brown, Frank Burch

Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts, edited by Brown, Frank Burch

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security. Edited by Chris Seiple, Dennis R. Hoover, and Pauletta Otis

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security. Edited by Chris Seiple, Dennis R. Hoover, and Pauletta Otis

Review: Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science, by James R. Lewis and Olav Hammer

Review: <i>Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science</i>, by James R. Lewis and Olav Hammer